Elmhurst Metra Station

Dreaming of moving my whole life. .. Great great movement, as the breeze or some other perpetual pendulum. When I was young, I had profound qualms generating within. They could power a city. My chest reverberated with anxiety. Is time a measurement of movement and is my understanding of history just a notion of space passed. Passed. Past. Am I remembering, or sitting backward in a station wagon watching the family vacation depart the present? I cannot experience space without thinking of it in size and that act of thinking in such largeness presupposes that I contemplate the distance in metered intervals, of which, I can only comprehend through relation to time.
And daily, or revolutionary as in revolving, there is a march onward so constant the even poor Sisyphus takes note. Mine has always been in that Sisyphusian effort; the rhythmic undertones of life. And never have I become aware of the dark confusion as when my head rests on the Metra glass of the west line 7:31, Elmhurst to Ogilvie, south tracks. The vibrations of the train finely rattles my skull just so. My teeth loosely touching and carrying the reverberation into a internalized mosquito buzz. Eyes half shut and scared about the details missing from my office politics, the trees outside click by; raising and fainting intersection dings. Will I be at work in 20 minutes or 10 miles? It this time vibrating my bones, or is it the rough grooves of terrain, ever present, ever the friction.
If you see something say something. Tickets out.

I guess I am semi partial to this station because I have grown up with it my whole life. But looking at it from an outsiders perspective, it could use some work. Seeing other towns stations, it looks a little sad and dated. Elmhurst could stand to funnel a few funds into their Metra station in order to make it a bit more comfortable for its riders.

The Elmhurst Metra station is well-​maintained and large enough for the volume it handles. Trains arrive every half-​hour during rush hour and every hour or two during slow periods. The quaint downtown near the train station helps make it a good experience.

Its nearly impossible to evaluate a train station without considering the corresponding train line it serves; therefore, I won’t attempt to bifurcate my review.
Had I written this review last year, Elmhurst Metra would have easily received ⁴⁄₅ stars. The commuter service previously offered was punctual, fairly-​priced, and pleasant. What a difference a year makes! Spurred (understandably) by the pursuit of profit, ticket prices have raised dramatically within the past year and any cost savings afforded by a «10-​ride» has been eliminated. However, while the price has increased, the service has tragically decreased. 6 – 10 minute delays have become frighteningly common to the point of considering it the «new» train schedule. While not deal-​breaking, the number of longer delays 35 minutes plus has become a running joke at my office. In 2013 alone, I have spent nearly 10 hours sitting on trains delayed from mechanical failure to inclement weather (even though inclement weather can’t be prevented, other lines running at the same time were not subject to the same travel restrictions).
Overall, Elmhurst Metra will still be valuable for nights on the town and touristy adventures, the increased cost and declining service make commuting by personal transportation all the more appealing.